Such.... Poor thing!

"Boss, did you really get in trouble with Zhang Kun?"

On the way to class, He Tianfeng and Lin Zhu listened to Sun Xiaodong talk about what had happened at the basketball court, and they were both worried.

Qin Yang smiled. "It's not that I provoked him; it's him who came to me."

He Tianfeng frowned. "I asked a senior before about this Zhang Kun. This kid has a very powerful family background. His dad started his business with nightclubs. Now, he owns many bars and nightclubs, and his total assets are at least 100 million. He also has many people under him and has many complicated connections. He is quite well-known in this area."

"Operating nightclubs?"

Qin Yang turned his head and frowned. People capable of becoming well-known by operating bars and nightclubs were usually associated with gangsters. They were often people who walked on the edge of law. To say that they were members of the mafia was not exactly true, but they weren't exactly good people as well; their networks and relationships were also very complicated.

He Tianfeng nodded. "Yeap, Zhang Kun's father is called Zhang Long, and most of them call him Brother Dragon. It is rumored that Zhang Kun has an even stronger background than this. Zhang Kun is Zhang Long's only son, so Zhang Long dotes on him a lot."

Qin Yang raised his eyebrows. "No wonder Zhang Kun kept telling people to join him as if he were recruiting gangsters as their underlings. He must have learned this from his father."

"That's right."

He Tianfeng sighed. "Among the members of the Dragon Club, Zhang Kun's family is not the richest, but his father's background and networks are quite complicated with lots of people working for him. Many people would look for Zhang Long for help when they are in trouble, and Zhang Long always has a way to smooth things out. Zhang Kun roughly plays the same role in the Dragon Club."

Once He Tianfeng had explained this, Qin Yang finally understood and couldn't help laughing. "No wonder I have heard before that Zhonghai University was the epitome of society. Now, at first glance, it really is so."

Seeing that Qin Yang was still able to laugh at this point, He Tianfeng bitterly smiled. "Bro, how can you still laugh at this point? Zhang Kun is going to cause trouble for you, and he may not just use his influence on campus—he may even use his father's people. We're only students after all. If we want to confront them, we definitely would have the lower hand."

After hesitating for a while, He Tianfeng seemed to have made up his mind; he ground his teeth and said, "How about… I go to Zhang Kun to see if there is a way to resolve this dispute so that he won't look for you anymore? Boss, just bow down to him for the time being..."

Qin Yang stopped walking and looked at He Tianfeng, whose face was filled with worries and earnestness. A wave of warmth rose in his heart.

If He Tianfeng went to find Zhang Kun, Zhang Kun would have made things difficult for him. So if He Tianfeng wanted to help Qin Yang, he must pay a price and might even be humiliated and get rejected after all this. He Tianfeng must have understood this, which was also why he had hesitated. But in the end, he was still willing to offer to help. Obviously, he treated Qin Yang, Sun Xiaodong, and Lin Zhu as his real friends.

He Tianfeng liked being the leader and being in the limelight, but was this not normal for young people like him? It was not considered a shortcoming at all. When his friend was encountering difficulties, he did not escape but was trying his best to help his friend as much as possible. This was a commendable quality.

Qin Yang patted He Tianfeng's arm with the English book he was holding in his hand and smiled. "Second Brother, thank you for your kindness, but I don't need you to stand up for me in this matter."

He Tianfeng still wanted to say something, but Qin Yang smiled and promised. "I am not overexerting myself; I know that I can deal with it. How about this: if I need help, I will let you know. Is that okay?"

Looking at Qin Yang's bright and confident smile, He Tianfeng thought about the special way that Qin Yang had entered the university and Qin Yang's extraordinary fighting skill. He finally sighed. "Alright, but you really have to be careful. Those guys are not nobodies; their hands are not clean. Maybe you have a background too, but there is a saying, 'a powerful dragon cannot crush a snake in its old haunts.' You came here to Zhonghai alone, your background may not be able to help you as much..."

Qin Yang nodded. "Yes, I will be careful."

He lifted his wrist to look at the time and urged, "It's almost time. Let's hurry, otherwise, we'll be late and that would be awkward."

He Tianfeng looked at Qin Yang's watch and casually asked, "I think your watch seems a bit old. Does it have a story?"

Qin Yang nodded with a smile. "Yes, one of my elders gave it to me. He said this watch has a very unique meaning to him."

"No wonder. I noticed that the design is a bit old, must be at least twenty years old."

Qin Yang smiled. "I guess so."

This watch was a present given by his Master Mo Yu on his sixteenth birthday, and his master also told him to keep it well.

Mo Yu didn't tell him much, but Qin Yang used to see Master Mo Yu stare at this watch in a daze, and his eyes were gentle and sad. When he had free time, he would often clean and repair the watch. While doing this, he always seemed light and careful, as if this watch was the most precious treasure in the world.

There must be a story to this watch that Mo Yu cannot forget.

Qin Yang also wondered why his master had given this watch to him when he treasured this watch so much.

Qin Yang had once asked his master about this. Mo Yu did not answer, but the loneliness and melancholy in his eyes seemed to have deepened a little.

Qin Yang always felt that there must be a secret hidden in his master's heart, and he had a kind of intuition that perhaps the second thing that his master wanted him to do may be related to this secret.

Since his master has refused to tell him now, he'll have to wait for the day his master was willing to speak.

　　...

Qin Yang walked into the classroom and randomly found an empty seat to sit down. He liked sitting at the corner perhaps because of his personality. He did not like to be in the center of attention, although most people in the world like it.

Perhaps this was the fundamental reason why his master had chosen him?

Lin Zhu and Sun Xiaodong were sitting in front of Qin Yang's row, and He Tianfeng happily ran to sit next to Le Yuxin. Le Yuxin always sat next to Han Qingqing, so this was obviously his roundabout tactic.

First, conquer the girl's roommate, and then let the girl's best friend say good things about him to her. Wasn't this an effective way to pursue a girl?

Han Qingqing walked into the classroom with a book in her arms. She scanned the classroom and found where Le Yuxin sat. She was about to walk over, but then she found that He Tianfeng was sitting next to Le Yuxin, and her elegant eyebrows frowned slightly.

Han Qingqing hesitated for a second then turned around and walked to the empty seat beside Qin Yang.

"Qin Yang, is there anyone sitting here?"

Qin Yang looked up at Han Qingqing slightly astonished and took off his earphones, "No."

Han Qingqing nodded, put down the book in her arms, and sat down on the empty seat.

Qin Yang's eyes swept across the front and his gaze accidentally met He Tianfeng's stunned eyes. Qin Yang twitched his lips.

Han Qingqing must be avoiding He Tianfeng. After all, it was too obvious from He Tianfeng's attitude that he wanted to pursue Han Qingqing.

Such... poor thing!

Qin Yang withdrew his sympathetic gaze, put back on his earphones, and continued to listen to the English audio. He did not show even the slight excitement just because Han Qingqing was sitting beside him.

Han Qingqing looked at Qin Yang's actions and his calm expression, and she was surprised.

Although Han Qingqing didn't think she was so beautiful that anyone would fall for her, wasn't Qin Yang a little too calm?